Dashboard-safe for automobiles and other vehicles.



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'n.BARNARD.

DASHBOARDSAPE POR AUTOMOBILES ANO OTHER VBH'IOLES.

` .APPLIO'ATION PILBD'MAY 2. l1907,

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OO 'LYOO ever -the safe is opened,

',tips, and burner-tip-cleaiicrs, by the exercise Aable aiidnovel feature is, that the closure of' 'UNITED PATENT onirical4` vl DAvis RARNARD, or' IiosANeEiiEs, .cALiEoRN iA. AssieivoR or oNE-THiRnTo RUss AVERY, 0E Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

DAsHBoARD-SAFE FOR AUTOMOBILES AND OTHER VEHICLES.

lb all whom. it may concern:

le il known that l, llxvis BAiixAnn', a citizen ot the L-mted States, residing'at Los- Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles'and Slate of'. California, have invented a new anduscful Dashboard-Safe for Automobiles and other Vehicles, ot' which the following is a specification. An object of the-.invention-is to provide a certainsaf'e receptacle whereby the users. or attendant-s of automobiles and other vehicles i may always be provi ded with matches, burner et reasonable care; the matches always being protected from danipness when the safe is closed, and being readily accessible when,-

A featureof the invent-ion in its preferred I form is the combination` of a match-safe with the dash-board of an automobile orf other vehicle, whereby7 the match-safe is lighting his lamp, `provided reasonable at tention is given -to maintaining ai supply .in

the'inatch-safe. w

ln carrying out this invention one valuthe safe is constructed so as to c ause Some inconvenience to the person desiring `to use the matches, thus .t0 induce liiin to make use of other supplies when available, and to matches when the closure is release ,to prokeep the supply in the safe as a 'reserve for emergency use.

Other f'eaturesareto house-the matches in a water-tight receptacle, to ex )ose the q vide' for returning` the matches into'the receptacle. when the closure is applied, and to do this- Without allowingthe closure to ,en'

. gage the matches, thus avoiding anydanl ger of igniting the matches in the closing or opening the safe.

Another featurev is to avoid the displacementor loss of the closiire of the matchsafe- The invention relates more particularly to' i act. ofv

use on vehicles, but it will'be apparent that certain features tliereof'are applicable to motor-boats and other vessels.

Afurther object of the invention is to provide a safe for `spark-plugs that will preserve the saine from injury and keep a reserve supply always conveniently ready, at hand for the chauffeur.

The accompanying draw-ings illustrate the Specification of Letters Ptent.- Patented Oct. 19, 1909. Application mea iviay 2, i907. seri'ai'No. 371,544.

invention in a forni lat present deem most desirable.

'Figure -l is a view of the invention as it appears in use on a. vehicle, a fragment of" which is shown. The back receptacle of the safe is shown open in dotted lines. Fig. 2

.is a plan of' the same .with the match-safe tion of the safe is lsubstantially the same as that shown in the other views, omitting the plunger-depressingerod.

l designates the dash-board of any vehicle. 2 designates the bracket or dash-board plate; 8, the'- burner-tip and burner-cleanerreceptacle, the samev forming a bracket for the match-receptacle or safe 4 which isin 1 the forni of` a tube closed at the bottoni and open at-the-top, and having a screw-socket .3 to receive a screw-cap 6 having a lkniirled projecting iim 7.

S 1s a mateh-holdfing-plunger in'the forniol a tubular cup open at th'e top and fitting inside the tube of the match-safe-tube 4.

i) is a spring to lnormally project Athe plunger si'itliciently to bring the tops of the matches l0- above the top of the safeftube -l whenever the closure is unscrewed.

' lldesignates the pliniger-returniiig-rod or stein which is longer than the matches to be used,` and projects above the top ends of said f matches when the same are in the safe, thus to be engaged by the closure (i before the,4 same can engage the matches in the opera .'tionl of' closing the sate..

The matches may be inserted in the safe Veitherend up, and they rest on tlie'plunger S.

lln the operation of putting the screw-cap closure (3 in' place, it will first engage the rod 'l1-and thus force tlie plunger 8 down into tlre safe-tube Ll, thus allowing the matches.

to sink awrayroni the .closure without being engaged or ignited thereby. The screw-cap may bescrewed down tightly, thus closing the safe against the admission` ot moisture,

thereby preserving the matches and also atlording suiiicient inconvenience against gaining access to the matchcsto prevent the use of the safe as an ordinary convenience for supplying matches. lt evident that 'when in case of emergency it is necessary to have matches within reach, the supply in the safe is readily accessible.

12 designates a shelf in the burner-tip and cleaner-safe 3, the same being divided to leaveV a linger-space 13 through which the -burner-tip-cleaner can be gotten at for withdrawal from the shelf. Said shelf slopes rearwardly 'to cause the burner-tip-cleaner 14 to roll to the back of the case, thus to be retained against displacement when the receptacle 3 is opened. The plates which form the front and rea'r of the burner-tip and cleaner-safe are perforated, and screws or bolts 15 nass through the perforations to secure said plates to the dash-board.

16 is a swivel-rod slidingly and pivotally held by aI tube 17 fastened to the bracket 2, and pivoted to the closure or cap 6 by pivot 18 that is riveted and soldered to the center Iof the cap, thus to allow the cap to be rotated and unscrewed. Any form of stop I may be supplied to hold the swivel-rod from A complete withdrawal. 25

A lug, projection or pin 19 on said rod may be made to play in a slot 20 having a bend 21 in which the pin v'by screwing down the cap.

2. A safe comprising a hollow body having a cap removably secured in one end, a plunger in said hollow body, a vertical stem fixed to said "plunger, and a spring beneath saidplunger, said cap being arranged to en A gage said stemiand hold said plunger against the tension of the spring.

3.. A safe comprising a hollow body having a cap removably `lit-ted to one end thereof, a match-receiving plunger in said body, a vertical stem fixed to saidplunger extending v -above the height of said matches, a spring beneath said plunger, said stem being arranged to be engaged by said cap to normally hold said plunger under the tension of said spring., and a housing secured to said hollow body and forming a bracket for the safe.

4. In a match-safe for vehicles, a springactuated, cup-like match-holding' plunger having a vertical stem ixed in the center of i its `base and extending upward to a point above the tops of the matches to be contained in said plunger, a containing case for said plunger with spring means to operate the plunger, a swivel rod suitably mounted relative to the case, and a screw-cap carriedby the swivel rod to. engage the top of said case and movable upward and downward and sidewise, and means for securing said. safe to the dash-board of a vehicle.

5. A safe comprising a tubular shell having a 1hatch-supporting spring-controlled member in the bore thereof, a vertical stein fixed to said vmember and of greater length than the 1natchesa cap removably fitting the end of said tubular shell, a housing secured to said tubular shell forming a rcceptacle, and wings provided on said housing provided with openings adapted to receive screws or nails for securing the safe in position.

6. A safe comprising a hollow body having a cap removably secured to one end of the same, a spring-actuated cup in said hollow body arranged to receive matches, a stem fixed vertically to said cup and of greater length than the matches, and a housing secured to said hollow body, said body forming a bracket for the safe.

7. The combination with a dash-board of an automobile, of a safe secured to the dashboard, said safe comprising a hollow body, a swivel rod slidingly and pivotally connected to the hollowbody, and a cap carried by the swivelrod, there being a screw-connection between the cap and the hollow body..

8. lThe combination with a dash-board of an automobile, of a safe secured to the dashger in the hollow body, a spring for elevating the plunger, and means carried by the plunger to be'engaged by the cap for depressing the plunger by screwing down the cap.

9. Abracket, a safe secured thereby to the dash-boardv of an automobile and provided with a cap, means to secure the cap in place, and swivel'means on the bracket to hold the cap when not in use. 10. A safe comprising two receptacles, one in front of the other, means for closing said receptacles,'and means in one of the receptacles to projectthe contents thereof when the closure ofsuch receptacle is removed, the other receptacle forming a support for such closure, and for the receptacle thereof.

11. The combination with the dash-board of an automobile, of a hollow bracket, a rei'io ceptacle mounted to slide up and down in the hollow bracket, said receptacle being open on the-front side, and said receptacle vbeing provided with a bottom and with a the swivel rod and 4adapted to screvgr thereon,

the cap, abent rod held by said pivot,.and

' only a limited vertiad and rotary movement 1 3. An'atch-safe .Vfor'v dashbherds o fve? hicles, Comprising a shellv with -va,f` jswive1rod' slidingly: attachedto its f center` of said plunger, slight- 1y above the topjof the matches convtained in'- vsaid plunger,

outerf `sulffstce,l proa vided with anerm :extending at right angles' l, thereto, and ascrewfcapto'enga'ge the top o f l said shell hungat its eoutercenter/ pvotallyv fromr the arrn of said swivel-rod, a. plunger casetted Slidngly in said shell and vseated on -springmea-ns, a vertical stem fixed to the adaptedto extend to engage the cap andxmeans for securwheh secured thereon,

Ingsaidsa'fe to la dash-board. Y

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set' .my hand at Los vvlmgeles 'California' this 23d 

